"We're extremely proud." Professor develops revolutionary solution to major problem with common waste: 'Bridges a gap' first ...

Although many Americans dutifully deposit their plastic trash into the appropriate bins each week, many of those materials, including flexible films, multilayer materials and a lot of colored plastics ...

Plastic waste surrounds daily life, from food containers and grocery bags to shampoo bottles and medical supplies. Much of it ...

YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images The plastics industry has worked for decades to convince people and policymakers that recycling would keep waste out of landfills and the environment. Consumers ...

Two industry groups release reports on flexible plastic waste solutions targeting North America and European markets ...

ExxonMobil's third advanced recycling unit at Baytown is now operational, increasing capacity to process up to ~250 million pounds of plastic waste annually. We’re on track to reach approximately 450 ...

Recycling polyolefin plastics is inefficient and costly because their strong bonds make them hard to break down and require tedious pre-sorting. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less ...

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Carbon dioxide levels keep climbing, even after years of promises to cut emissions. At the same time, plastic waste pours ...